Bean and beef ragu recipe
These jacket potatoes filled with a veg-packed bean and beef ragu makes a hearty and warming dinner. You can batch cook the ragu and freeze it for another day.
See method- Serves 4, with leftover ragu for 2
- 15 mins to prepare and 50 mins to cook
- 533 calories / serving
- Freezable
Ingredients
- 4 baking potatoes
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 500g meat and vegetable beef mince
- 600g pack classic vegetable base mix
- 420g tin baked beans
- 390g chopped tomatoes with garlic
- 3 tbsp balsamic glaze
- 60g wild rocket
- 200g cherry tomatoes, halved
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- Energy
- 2245kJ 533.0kcal
- Fat
- 10g
- Saturates
- 4g
- Sugars
- 19g
- Salt
- 1.3g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 74.5gProtein 28.9gFibre 13.1g
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Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C.
- Cut a cross into each of the potatoes, taking care not to cut the whole way through. Rinse under a tap, then place on a baking tray and bake in the oven for around 50 mins, depending on the size of your potatoes, until soft in the centre.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the mince and cook for 8-10 mins until evenly golden. Stir through the vegetable mix and cook for another 5 mins.
- Mix in the baked beans, chopped tomatoes, 2 tbsp balsamic glaze and 300ml boiling water. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 25-30 mins, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Season to taste with freshly ground black pepper.
- Divide the baked potatoes between plates and cut open on the cross. Fill with the ragu and serve with a rocket, cherry tomato, avocado and cucumber salad on the side, drizzled with the remaining 1 tbsp balsamic glaze.
- Tip: Freeze the leftover ragu for another day.
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Freezing and defrosting guidelines
In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.
